Tom O'Connor Collection 1920-1965

Brandeis University Libraries, Special Collections

c. 2000 By Brandeis University Libraries, all rights reserved

Table of Contents

Biography
Scope and Content
Cataloging Entries
Series Description
Container List

Creator: Tom O'Connor
Title: Collection, 1920-1965
Identification: MWalB00015
Quantity: 21 manuscript boxes
Repository: Brandeis University Libraries

Access:

Access to the collection is in accordance with the policies of Brandeis University Libraries, Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections Department.

Copyright:

Requests to publish material from the collection should be directed to the Robert D. Farber Univeristy Archives and Special Collections Department.

Processed by:

Charles Robinson

Return to the Table of Contents

Biography

Outside his interest in the Sacco-Vanzetti case, little is known of the details of the life of Thomas F. O'Connor. Born in 1887, he lived and worked as a journalist, author and businessman in Massachusetts and New York.

While working as a reporter attached to the Massachusetts State House (1920 - 1930), O'Connor first became involved in the case of Sacco and Vanzetti, participating in the campaigns for their innocence waged by the Citizens National Committee for Sacco and Vanzetti based in Boston and the National League for Sacco and Vanzetti which operated out of New York. O'Connor continued his efforts to keep the memory of the pair alive for the rest of his life. To this end, he published several articles on the case and assisted with the 1959 effort lead by Arthur Schlesinger, Sr., and Michael Musmanno to obtain an official pardon for the accused from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. O'Connor also served as the secretary for the Vindication Committee of Sacco and Vanzetti based in Newton, MA.

In addition to his efforts regarding the history of the Sacco-Vanzetti case, O'Connor wrote on a number of subjects. With Thomas H. Spence and Virgil Peterson, O'Connor authored Church Archives and History (1946) and edited The Bleachery District of Waltham, Past and Present: a Souvenir (1957). He also assisted with the publication of other authors' work, including Eugene Lyons and Upton Sinclair, most notably with the latter's novel, Boston.

Thomas O'Connor died in the late 1960s.

Return to the Table of Contents

Scope and Content

The Tom O'Connor Collection is part of the Brandeis University Special Collections' extensive set of material related to the trial and legacy of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. The collection consists chiefly of the newsclippings and correspondence O'Connor collected during his lifetime interest in the case.

O'Connor's observation of the initial trial events and his continued advocacy for the pair's innocence lend this collection a long-term perspective on American attitudes toward the case. This material provides particular insights into the resurgence of interest in Sacco and Vanzetti during the early 1960s. The O'Connor files, taken together with the other Sacco-Vanzetti collections in the Brandeis University Libraries, comprise a very significant archival resource for research.

Return to the Table of Contents

Cataloging Entries

The following catalog entries provide controlled subject access to the collection. All these entries are searchable in the Brandeis University libraries' on-line catalog LOUIS to find materials of related interest.

Trials (Murder)--Massachusetts--Dedham.
Sacco-Vanzetti Trial, Dedham, Mass., 1921.
O'Connor, Thomas F.

Return to the Table of Contents

Series Description

Series 1
Correspondence, 1920-1965
153 folders
This correspondence series is divided into two subseries.
Subseries 1a. Thomas O'Connor Correspondence, 1960-1965.
136 folders
Alphabetical
The first contains the personal letters and enclosed materials sent and received by Tom O'Connor. These items are generally from the years 1960 - 1965, during which O'Connor took part in and commented extensively on the renewed interest in the question of Sacco and Vanzetti's innocence. This material is organized into folders by correspondent, and filed alphabetically.
Subseries 1b. Citizens National Committee for Sacco-Vanzetti/Sacco-Vanzetti National League, 1920-1928.
17 folders
Alphabetical
Since O'Connor retained some of the original correspondence and related documents of both the Citizens National Committee for Sacco-Vanzetti and the Sacco-Vanzetti National League, this subseries preserves a perspective on the inner workings and public activities of those organizations.
Series 2
Documents Related to the Sacco-Vanzetti Case 1921-1930
31 folders
Alphabetical
This small series contains a variety of items bearing on the history of Sacco and Vanzetti, including newsclippings, investigation materials, memorial documents, and copies of the 1920 Pinkerton report describing the details of the alleged crime. These materials have been organized alphabetically by subject.
Series 3
Writings of Thomas O'Connor 1960s
25 folders
This series contains various writings by Tom O'Connor and is divided into 2 subseries.
Subseries 3a. Writings of Thomas O'Connor - General 1926-65.
14 folders
Alphabetical
This series holds both published and manuscript copies of many of O'Connor writings on the Sacco-Vanzetti case and other topics. The majority of these materials date from the early 1960s, during a period of renewed interest in the outcome of the trial. They are organized alphabetically by title.
Subseries 3b. Writings of Thomas O'Connor - Francis Russell, Tragedy in Dedham 1960s.
11 folders
Chronological
As one of the most outspoken critics of Francis Russell's book Tragedy in Dedham, O'Connor kept detailed notes on his readings of Russell's work. This series holds typescript notes and correspondence that provide O'Connor's itemized criticisms of Russell's convictions about Sacco and Vanzetti.
Series 4
Writings by others 1920-1965
54 folders
Alphabetical
Tom O'Connor's collection of articles, speeches and drafts on the Sacco-Vanzetti case include material dating both from the 1920s and the 1960s. Arguments both for the guilt and innocence of the accused are represented here. This series also preserves several student papers on the topic. Organized alphabetically by author, these documents include writings by Fred Cook, Michael Musmanno, Francis Russell, Arthur Schlesinger, and Barbara Tuchman among others.
Series 5
Newsclippings 1959-1960
12 boxes
Chronological, then Alphabetical
The largest series in this collection, the O'Connor newsclippings files provide a unique and very rich documentation of the rediscovery of the Sacco-Vanzetti case in America and a new focus on the details and the evidence used to convict the two. Covering the years 1959 and 1960, the clippings are organized by alphabetically by state and city.
Series 6
Images 1912-1962
6 folders
As the smallest in the collection, the Images series contains a few black and white photographs of O'Connor and other individuals associated with the case, a drawing of O'Connor and Nell Maslin, slides containing both text and photographs, and a published volume of cartoons from the Daily Worker about the case.
Series 7
Assorted Personal Materials Belonging to O'Connor 1921-1965
20 folders
Alphabetical
This small series contains a variety of materials documenting O'Connor's interests in other legal matters, civil liberties, and private organizations.

Return to the Table of Contents

Container List

Correspondence
Thomas O'Connor Correspondence
folder 1a.1 Unknown to American Civil Liberties Union, 1p, May 3, 1927.
folder 1a.2 Unknown to Emory Buckner, 2p, March 12, 1928.
folder 1a.3 Unknown to Huebsch, B.W., 1p, January 8, 1932.
folder 1a.4 Unknown to Lena Wilson, 1p, January 29, 1932.
folder 1a.5 Abbott, Leonard O. 1 letter, n.d.
folder 1a.6 American Civil Liberties Union, n.d.
folder 1a.7 Aptheker, Herbert. 9 letters, 1 copy Political Affairs, December 1962.
folder 1a.8 Arnold, Lawrence. 2 letters.
folder 1a.9 Arvedon, Ken. 3 letters.
folder 1a.10 Aulieino, Armand D. 4 letters, material regarding "The Shoemaker and the Fish Peddler."
folder 1a.11 Barth, Mrs. Joseph, 1 letter.
folder 1a.12 Beffel, John N. 13 letters, 2 postcards, newclippings.
folder 1a.13 Bond, George H. 3 letters.
folder 1a.14 Bond Report. 19 letters, newsclippings.
folder 1a.15 Bradford, Mrs. Joseph. 2 letters.
folder 1a.16 Breuer, Ernest. 2 letters.
folder 1a.17 Bris-, Paul F. 1 letter.
folder 1a.18 Buckner, Emory. 1 letter.
folder 1a.19 Bucks County Playhouse. 22 letters, 3 postcards, 2 playbills, newsclippings.
folder 1a.20 Campbell, Lawson E. 3 letters, address, typescript of Toledo Bee article.
folder 1a.21 Cannon, James. 13 letters.
folder 1a.22 Cells, Alexander. 2 letters.
folder 1a.23 Clements, Robert. 6 letters, postcard, 2 copies "Letter from Rome" by R.J. Clements
folder 1a.24 Cook, Fred J. 1 letter.
folder 1a.25 Craton, Ann. 2 letters.
folder 1a.26 Crooker, Conrad W. 2 letters.
folder 1a.27 Dalton, George. Telegram and receipt.
folder 1a.28 DiGiovanni, Norman T. 28 letters.
folder 1a.29 Dombromski, James. 3 letters, 2 receipts.
folder 1a.30 Dunn, Kristine. 1 letter, newsclipping.
folder 1a.31 Dunn, Robert D. 5 letters, 2 envelopes, newsclipping.
folder 1a.32 Eastman, Max. 2 letters, newsclipping.
folder 1a.33 Ehrmann, Herbert. 4 letters, newsclipping.
folder 1a.34 Ernst, Morris. 6 letters.
folder 1a.35 Flynn, Elizabeth G. 12 letters.
folder 1a.36 Fox, Sanford J. 2 letters.
folder 1a.37 Fraser, Hugh Russell. 3 letters, newsclipping, reprint "As I See It."
folder 1a.38 Gettelmann, Marvin. 4 letters, newsclipping.
folder 1a.39 Gibbons, R.W. 6 letters, 2 greeting cards, 1 envelope.
folder 1a.40 Goddard, Calvin. 17 letters, 1 envelope, biographical information.
folder 1a.41 Goodell, Ned. 6 letters, material form the Catholic Council on Civil Liberties.
folder 1a.42 Graham, Don. 13 letters.
folder 1a.43 Gunther, Charles O. 2 letters.
folder 1a.44 Hansen, Harry. 5 letters, "Echoes of a World-Wide Cause Celebre of 1927" by H. Hansen.
folder 1a.45 Harding, Walter. 3 letters.
folder 1a.46 Hay, Sue and Dick. 9 letters, 1 greeting card.
folder 1a.47 Hellyer, Henry. 3 letters, biographical information.
folder 1a.48 Heney, Hugh W. 4 letters, "The Importance of Distribution in High School Economics."
folder 1a.49 Homans, William P. 3 letters.
folder 1a.50 Hyams, Barry. 1 letter.
folder 1a.51 Italian Consulate (Boston). 12 letters.
folder 1a.52 Italian Film Company. 4 letter.
folder 1a.53 Jones, Rosamond. 3 letters.
folder 1a.54 Joughin, Louis. 6 letters, notes on S-V case.
folder 1a.55 Joyce, James A., John Herlihy, Marcia Haskells. 59 letters, 1 envelope, 3 postcards.
folder 1a.55a Juggins, Francis. 2 letters.
folder 1a.56 Kain, Richard. 3 letters.
folder 1a.57 Kielty, Bernadine. 3 letters.
folder 1a.58 Kirby, Phil. 4 letters.
folder 1a.59 Knight, Frank. 1 letter.
folder 1a.60 Kunstler, William. 4 letters, biographical information on Carol Chessman.
folder 1a.61 LaCamera, Tony. 1 letter.
folder 1a.62 Lamonte, Anna. 1 letter.
folder 1a.63 Leach, Richard. 4 letters.
folder 1a.64 Leavitt, Ann. 3 letters.
folder 1a.64a Lebwohl, Claire. 3 letters.
folder 1a.65 Levine, Isaac Don. 14 letters, postcard, envelope, reprint National Guardian.
folder 1a.66 Lindmark, John. 7 letters, newsclipping.
folder 1a.67 Llewelyn, Karl. 2 letters.
folder 1a.68 Lothrop, Donald G. 2 letters, newsclippings.
folder 1a.69 Luce Press Clipping Bureau. 5 letters, receipts.
folder 1a.70 Lyons, Louis M. 1 letter.
folder 1a.71 Manion, Clarence. 2 letters.
folder 1a.72 Maslin, Nell. 13 letters, newsclippings, typescript notes.
folder 1a.73 McArdle, James. 3 letters.
folder 1a.74 McLean, Robert. 7 letters, typescript copy "Commonwealth of Mass. Resolutions"
folder 1a.75 McGonnigal, Janet. 2 letters, envelope.
folder 1a.76 McWilliams, Carey. 6 letters.
folder 1a.77 Mesher, Mrs. Samuel. 2 letters.
folder 1a.78 Montalto, Agnes. 2 letters.
folder 1a.79 Morgan, E.M., Harvey O'Connor. 13 letters, newsclippings, copy A.L. Crosby, "The Rape of the First Amendment" 1 pamphlet.
folder 1a.80 Murphy, Thomas J. 1 letter.
folder 1a.81 Musmanno, Michael A. 14 letters
folder 1a.82 New Bedford Standard Times. 5 letters, newsclippings.
folder 1a.83 Nicholson, Morris J. 1 letter.
folder 1a.84 Nixon, Edna. 4 letters.
folder 1a.85 Noah, Robert. 1 letter.
folder 1a.86 Norton, Clement. 3 letters, 6 postcards.
folder 1a.87 O'Brien, Mrs. ?. 3 letters, newsclipping.
folder 1a.88 O'Connor, Egan. 6 letters.
folder 1a.89 O'Connor, John. 16 letters, financial documents.
folder 1a.90 O'Connor, Thomas F. 9 envelopes.
folder 1a.91 O'Connor, Thomas F. Letters to the Editor (15).
folder 1a.92 O'Connor, Thomas F. Library Acknowledgements. 18 letters, 5 postcards, address list.
folder 1a.93 O'Connor, Thomas F. Library Correspondence. 15 letters, 1 postcard, newsclipping.
folder 1a.94 O'Connor, Thomas F. 5 postcards.
folder 1a.95 O'Connor, Thomas F. Assorted Personal Correspondence. 10 letters, 2 postcards, 1 envelope.
folder 1a.96 O'Meara, Millie. 2 letters, 1 postcard.
folder 1a.97 Ogburn, Charlton and Dorothy. 23 letters, 2 postcards, 1 envelope.
folder 1a.98 Peabody, Helen. 3 letters, 1 postcard.
folder 1a.99 Peterson, Cliff. 3 letters.
folder 1a.100 Publishers. 7 letters.
folder 1a.101 Radin, Edward D. 5 letters, photostat copy H. Hellyer testimony.
folder 1a.101a Randolph Bank Robbery. 8 letters, 1 postcard.
folder 1a.102 Reistrup, John. 2 letters.
folder 1a.103 Reuter, Ralph. 3 letters, envelope.
folder 1a.104 Roady, Thomas J. 12 letters.
folder 1a.105 Roche, John. 4 letters.
folder 1a.105a Rodell, Fred. 9 letters, book review, commencement address.
folder 1a.106 Rosenblum, Robert A. 3 letters.
folder 1a.107 Ruben, Morris. 6 letters, envelope.
folder 1a.108 Russell, Francis. 13 letters, notes, newsclippings.
folder 1a.109 Rustari, Steven. 20 letters, envelope.
folder 1a.110 Sacco-Vanzetti Investigation. 9 letters, newsclippings.
folder 1a.111 Sacco-Vanzetti Supper. 13 letters, envelope, newsclippings.
folder 1a.112 Sacco-Vanzetti, Assorted Correspondence. 28 letters, postcard, newsclippings.
folder 1a.113 Sacco-Vanzetti, Assorted Correspondence. 20 letters, postcard.
folder 1a.114 "Sackville." 2 letters.
folder 1a.115 Sanders, Alvin J. 1 letter.
folder 1a.116 Sandrej, Knud. 1 letter.
folder 1a.117 Sawyer, Roland. 15 letters, envelope, newsclippings.
folder 1a.118 Secondi, Joe. 26 letters, 2 envelopes.
folder 1a.119 Shapiro, Sam. 5 letters.
folder 1a.120 Shaub, Earl. 6 letters, newsclippings.
folder 1a.121 Shelman, Michael. 1 letter.
folder 1a.122 Stone, Mark K. 12 letters, 2 postcards, newsclippings.
folder 1a.123 Streik, Dick. 1 letter.
folder 1a.124 The Tablet (Brooklyn, NY). 2 letters.
folder 1a.125 Tappin, Arthur. 1 letter.
folder 1a.126 Tarlin, Harry N. 4 letters.
folder 1a.127 Thompson, William H. 7 letters.
folder 1a.127a Travelers Insurance Company. 4 letters.
folder 1a.128 Tribe, Colin. 3 letters.
folder 1a.129 University Correspondence. 17 letters.
folder 1a.130 Uphaus, William. 6 letters, envelope, typescript address list, newsclippings.
folder 1a.131 Weeks, Bob. 25 letters, envelope, telegram.
folder 1a.132 Weller, Jac (regarding ballistics evidence). 25 letters, notes.
folder 1a.133 White, George M. 3 letters.
folder 1a.134 Willford, Nancy. 2 letters.
folder 1a.135 Wood, Roxie. 7 letters, newsclipping, 2 b + w photographs of N. Wood.
folder 1a.136 Zinn, Howard. 3 letters.
Citizens National Committee for Sacco-Vanzetti/Sacco-Vanzetti National League
folder 1b.1 Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Committee. Letterhead, address lists.
folder 1b.2 Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Committee & Sacco-Vanzetti League.
folder 1b.3 Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Committee. "Are They Doomed?" 2 copies.
folder 1b.4 Citizens National Committee. Member list. 16p, typescript.
folder 1b.5 Meeting Notes. 3p, typescript. August 29, 1927.
folder 1b.6 Petition to US Attorney General. 5p, typescript.
folder 1b.7 List of endorsements. 17p, typescript.
folder 1b.8 List of supporters.11p, typescript.
folder 1b.9 The Official Bulletin of the Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Committee. Volume 1, No. 7, 8, 14, 17.
folder 1b.10 Correspondence. Telegrams (13)
folder 1b.11 Correspondence. 5 letters, 12 telegrams
folder 1b.12 Correspondence accepting membership. 11 letters.
folder 1b.13 Correspondence accepting membership. 16 letters, 6 telegrams.
folder 1b.14 Correspondence accepting membership. 15 telegrams, 1 ms note.
folder 1b.15 Correspondence accepting membership. 4 letters, 55 telegrams.
folder 1b.16 Correspondence accepting membership. 8 letters, 28 telegrams, postcard, ms notes.
folder 1b.17 Correspondence. Telegrams (61)
Documents Related to the Sacco-Vanzetti Case
folder 2.1 The Advocate. Correspondence and other material.
folder 2.2 ACLU petition to Governor Fuller. Various signatures.
folder 2.3 Baltimore petition to Governor Fuller.
folder 2.4 "Bill Doe" Investigation materials, newsclippings.
folder 2.5 "Bill Doe" notes.
folder 2.6 2.6 Bridgewater Holdup, notes. 2p, typescript.
folder 2.7 "The Story of Mario Buda before the Jury of the World." 18p, typescript, 2 copies.
folder 2.8 Connecticut vs. Harold Israel. 26p, typescript. 2 copies.
folder 2.9 Evidence. Correspondence and other materials. 14 letters, FBI "Identification of Fingerprints" pamphlet.
folder 2.10 Evidence. Newsclippings on ballistics. Typescript review of F. Russell, "Tragedy in Dedham."
folder 2.11 Fingerprinting. FBI, "The Science of Fingerprinting."; reprints, FBI law enforcement bulletin; O'Connor to FBI, 1p, letter, August 16, 1962; O'Connor to FBI, 1p, letter, August 24, 1962.
folder 2.12 Fuller, Petition to Governor Allan T. May 11, 1927.
folder 2.13 Fuller, Addendum to May 11, 1927 Petition to Governor. May 13, 1927.
folder 2.14 Fuller's Advisory Committee. 2p.
folder 2.15 Goodspeed's Catalog: Upton Sinclair's Letters concerning S-V. 3p, photostat.
folder 2.16 Massachusetts District Court. Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. 7p, typescript copy.
folder 2.17 O'Connor, Thomas F. Bibliographies. 15p typescript, index cards.
folder 2.18 Pinkerton Report on South Braintree holdup. Typescript copy, 31p. Index to Pinkerton Report. Manuscript, 4p. Summary of Reports of Photos of Certain Criminals. Typescript copy, 2p.
folder 2.19 Pinkerton Report. Typescript abstracts. Enclosure: O'Connor to Bill Cunningham, TL copy, 5p, n.d.
folder 2.20 Pinkerton Report. 28p. 2 copies.
folder 2.21 Rantoul, Louis. Affidavit. Copy, 13p. June 10, 1926.
folder 2.22 Sacco and Vanzetti. Documentary film narration (WDR, West Germany). 7p, typescript. August 23, 1963.
folder 2.23 Sacco and Vanzetti. Memorial Meeting (Boston, MA). Addresses by: Robert Morss Lovett, Alexander Meiklejohn, Harold Stratton, Horace Kallen, John Cowper Powys, Gardner Jackson. Typescript, 48p. August 23, 1928.
folder 2.24 Sacco and Vanzetti Case. "The Finerty Motion." Typescript, 3p. 2 copies. Enclosure: O'Connor to "Aldino", letter, 1p. September 5, 1961.
folder 2.25 Sacco and Vanzetti Case. 14 Newsclippings, 1901-1927. In English and Italian.
folder 2.26 Sacco and Vanzetti Case. 6 Magazine clippings, 1906.
folder 2.27 Sacco and Vanzetti Case. Assorted annotated documents and newsclippings regarding the case and its legacy.
folder 2.28 Sacco and Vanzetti Case. Assorted annotated documents and newsclippings regarding the case and its legacy.
folder 2.29 Sacco and Vanzetti. Materials for the Sixth Annual S-V Dinner. 1963.
folder 2.30 Sacco and Vanzetti Memorial Supper. Menu cards (eels). 2 cards.
folder 2.31 Fragment. Typescript copy, 3p.
Writings of Thomas O'Connor
Writings of Thomas O'Connor - General
folder 3a.1 Passage regarding Helen Morelli d'Agostino. Typescript, 3p.
folder 3a.2 "Evolution in Human Affairs." Annotated typescript, 7p. May 16, 1955.
folder 3a.3 Review of David Felix, Protest: Sacco-Vanzetti and the Intellectuals. Typescript, 2p. 2 copies. Enclosures: O'Connor to Doris Sargent. letter, 1p, October 21, 1965; newsclippings.
folder 3a.4 Typescript notes on articles by Joseph Harvey. April 1, 1959-June 4, 1960. Enclosure: Incomplete typescript notes on S-V case, 1p.
folder 3a.5 Nonconformism and Progress. Annotated typescript, 41p. 3 copies.
folder 3a.6 Origin of the Sacco-Vanzetti Case (address). Typescript, 20p. August 22, 1964.
folder 3a.7 Origin of the Sacco-Vanzetti Case. Typescript (stencil), 20p.
folder 3a.8 The Pinkerton Report on the Bridgewater holdup. Typescript, 2p, November 1, 1958 Enclosure: typescript excerpts, 21p.
folder 3a.9 Sacco and Vanzetti: a Case for the Ages. Annotated typescript, 23p. n.d.
folder 3a.10 Sacco-Vanzetti: a Federal Lynching. The Nation. Photocopy, 5p. September 22, 1926.
folder 3a.11 Sacco-Vanzetti: a Permanent Work of Art. Typescript, 11p. Enclosure: O'Connor to C. Williams. letter, 1p, January 27, 1962.
folder 3a.12 Sacco-Vanzetti: the Quest of a Liberal. Annotated typescript, 21p. 2 copies. Enclosures: assorted notes and fragments.
folder 3a.13 Sacco-Vanzetti Supper. Remarks. Typescript, 4p. 2 copies. November 6, 1963.
folder 3a.14 ?, Comment on Sacco-Vanzetti. Typescript, 1p.
Writings of Thomas O'Connor - Francis Russell, Tragedy in Dedham
folder 3b.1 Index to Binder of Comments on Russell's manuscript; correspondence and notes.
folder 3b.2 Tragedy in Dedham: Chapters 1-3, typescript notes.
folder 3b.3 Tragedy in Dedham: Chapters 4-14, typescript notes.
folder 3b.4 Tragedy in Dedham: Chapters 15-19, typescript notes.
folder 3b.5 Notes on Fred Cook review. Typescript, 14p. Enclosure: F. Cook, Review of Tragedy in Dedham. Typescript, 22p.
folder 3b.6 Dust jacket, Francis Russell, Tragedy in Dedham.
folder 3b.7 Letter to the Editor. Typescript, 4p.
folder 3b.8 Correspondence. 10 letters, 2 newsclippings.
folder 3b.9 Correspondence. 14 letters, assorted notes.
folder 3b.10 Assorted notes on Francis Russell. Typescript, 8p.
folder 3b.11 "Conclusions" regarding Tragedy in Dedham. Typescript, 5p.
Writing by Other Authors
folder 4.1 Beffel, John N. "Eels and the Electric Chair." The New Republic,December 29, 1920. 2 copies. Enclosures: newsclippings (Boston Herald, January 5, 1907).
folder 4.2 Bliven, Naomi. "Accessories after the Fact." New Yorker,December 29, 1962.
folder 4.3 Boston Post. "Bandits' Cache." Typescript, 2p. May 17, 1920.
folder 4.4 Bosworth, Joseph. Term paper. Typescript, 7p. March 7, 1962.
folder 4.5 Branting, Georg. "The Sacco-Vanzetti Dramat." Annotated typescript. Enclosure: Llewelyn Jones to O'Connor, letter, 1p, n.d.
folder 4.6 Buckley, William F., Jr. "Sacco-Vanzetti Again." American Legion Magazine.October 1960. Enclosure: O'Connor to Mrs. Herbert Ehrmann, letter, 1p, April 26, 1963; newclippings.
folder 4.7 Colp, Ralph, Jr. "Sacco's Struggle for Sanity." The Nation.August 16, 1958.
folder 4.8 Colp, Ralph, Jr. "Bitter Christmas: A Biographical Inquiry into the Life of Bartolomeo Vanzetti." The Nation.December 27, 1958.
folder 4.9 Columbia University Forum. Winter 1964.
folder 4.10 Cook, Fred J. "The Ultras." The Nation.June 30, 1962.
folder 4.11 Cook, Fred J. "The Corrupt Society." The Nation.June 1-8, 1963.
folder 4.12 Cook, Fred J. "Le Mancanti Impronte Digitali." Controcorrente.June 1963.
folder 4.13 Cook, Fred J. "The Missing Fingerprints." The Nation.December 22, 1963.
folder 4.14 Cook, Fred J. "The Rosenberg Case: an Invitation to an Inquest." The Nation.November 15, 1965.
folder 4.15 Dewey, John. "Psychology and Justice." Reprint, New Republic.November 23, 1927.
folder 4.16 Eastman, Max. "Is this the Truth about Sacco and Vanzetti?" National Review.October 21, 1961.
folder 4.17 Electrical Workers' Journal. "The Triumph of Despair." April 1959.
folder 4.18 Ernst, Morris L. "Who Killed Parmentier?" Manuscript, 9p. 1945.
folder 4.19 Felix, David. "Apotheosis in Boston." Columbia University Forum. Fall 1963. Enclosure: correspondence (19 letters); newsclipping.
folder 4.20 Fraser, Hugh Russell. Reprint, "As I See it." n.d.
folder 4.21 Graham, Donald E. "President Lowell and the Sacco-Vanzetti Case." Reprint, Harvard Crimson. 2 copies. April 17, 1963.
folder 4.22 Grossman, James. "The Sacco-Vanzetti Case Reconsidered." Commentary.January 1962. Enclosure: O'Connor - Grossman correspondence (5 letters).
folder 4.23 Gunther, John D. and Charles O. "The Identification of Firearms." Copy. 1935.
folder 4.24 Humanist.November/December 1965.
folder 4.25 Kinsley, Philip. "Part of Science in Crime was Told by Expert." Chicago Tribune.December 5, 1930.
folder 4.26 Meiklejohn, Alexander. "In Memoriam." Reprint, New Republic.September 5, 1928.
folder 4.27 Millay, Edna St. Vincent. "Fear." 2 copies. n.d.
folder 4.28 Morris, Willie. "Roger Baldwin: Barely Winded at 80." New Republic.January 25, 1964. Enclosure: O'Connor to Baldwin. letter, 1p. January 24, 1964.
folder 4.29 Murray, Robert. "Red Scare" bibliography. Typescript, 8p. n.d.
folder 4.30 Murray, Robert. "Red Scare" dust jacket.
folder 4.31 Musmanno, Michael A. "Was Sacco Guilty?" The New Republic.March 2, 1963.
folder 4.32 Musmanno, Michael A. "The Death Sentence in the Case of Adolf Eichmann." Pamphlet. May 29, 1962.
folder 4.33 Musmanno, Michael A. "Tragedy in Dedham: a Final Note." American Heritage. Copy. February 1963.
folder 4.34 Musmanno, Michael A. "The Sacco-Vanzetti Case." Reprint, Kansas Law Review. 2 copies. June 1963. Enclosures: Lovett to Jackson, letter, 1p, December 11, 1929; ? to Jackson, letter, 1p, July 5, 1929; ? to Jackson, letter, 2p, December 17, 1929.
folder 4.35 Musmanno, Michael A. "The Sacco-Vanzetti Case." Typescript, 19p. Enclosures: "Comments on the Sacco-Vanzetti Case." Typescript, 3p; Musmanno to O'Connor, letter, 1p, February 1, 1963; O'Connor to Musmanno, letter, 1p, February 5, 1963.
folder 4.36 Musmanno, Michael A. "The Sacco-Vanzetti Case." Typescript, 72p.
folder 4.37 Musmanno, Michael A. "Sacco-Vanzetti: the Murder and the Myth." Review of Robert H. Montgomery. n.d.
folder 4.38 New Republic. "Was Governor Fuller Fair?" 2 photostat copies. August 17, 1927.
folder 4.39 Newsweek.December 7, 1964. 2 copies.
folder 4.40 Noah, Robert. "The Saddest Part." Book review of Herbert Ehrmann. The New Leader.February 6, 1961.
folder 4.41 Outlook and Independent. "Vanzetti was Innocent." October 31, 1928.
folder 4.42 Outlook and Independent. "Checking up the Vanzetti Story." November 7, 1928.
folder 4.43 Paschal, Guy. "The Failure of the Lowell Commission in the Sacco-Vanzetti Case." Harvard University Honors Thesis. Typescript, 105p. 1955.
folder 4.44 Paschal, Guy. "The Failure of the Lowell Commission in the Sacco-Vanzetti Case." Harvard University Honors Thesis. 2 microfilm copies, 105p. 1955.
folder 4.45 Rorty, James. "This is our Agony" Book review of Robert H. Montgomery, "S-V: the Murder and the Myth". The New Leader.September 26, 1960.
folder 4.46 Quinto Lingo. November 1965.
folder 4.47 Russell, Francis. "Sacco Guilty, Vanzetti Innocent?" American Heritage.June 1962.
folder 4.48 Schlesinger, Arthur M. Photostat copies. 6p. n.d.
folder 4.49 Simmons, Edward. "Sacco and Vanzetti Milestone Leads Former Bridgewater Police Chief to Recall Arrest." New Bedford Standard Times.August 24, 1952.
folder 4.50 Sykes, Kathy Anne. "The Sacco-Vanzetti Case: Guilty or Innocent?" Term Paper. Wellesley High School. Typescript, 15p. 2 copies. October 31, 1961.
folder 4.51 Tuchman, Barbara. "The Anarchists" Atlantic Monthly.May 1963.
folder 4.52 Vanzetti, Bartolomeo. "Last Letters Home." The Nation.August 24, 1963.
folder 4.53 Weston, Emily. "Massachusetts at Bay." Term paper. Typescript, 61p. n.d.
folder 4.54 ?, Essay. Typescript, incomplete.
Newsclippings
box 5.1 1959: Alabama - Louisiana
box 5.2 1959: Maine - New York
box 5.3 1959: North Carolina - Wyoming
box 5.4 1960: Alabama - California
box 5.5 1960: Colorado - Illinois
box 5.6 1960: Indiana - Louisiana
box 5.7 1960: Massachusetts - Minnesota
box 5.8 1960: Montana - New Mexico
box 5.9 1960: New York
box 5.10 1960: North Carolina - Oklahoma
box 5.11 1960: Oregon - South Dakota
box 5.2 1960: Texas - Wyoming & Assorted
Images
folder 6.1 B & W photograph, Thomas F. O'Connor. n.d.
folder 6.2 "Ellie." The Case of Sacco and Vanzetti in Cartoons from the Daily Worker. 1927
folder 6.3 Slides. Enclosures: typescript explanatory notes. 1962
folder 6.4 B & W negatives (2): "Angry Years of Social Turmoil"; "Elizabeth Gurley Flynn."
folder 6.5 Artist unknown. Pen and ink drawing of Nell Maslin and Tom O'Connor. n.d.
folder 6.6 B & W Photographs: Tom O'Connor; Unknown man; "A 20th-century Crucifixion"; Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, 1912. (2 copies) n.d.
Assorted Personal Materials Belonging to O'Connor
folder 7.1 List of acknowledgements. Handwritten, 1p.
folder 7.2 AMRAD Reunion materials. 1964
folder 7.3 Book Reviews, assorted.
folder 7.4 Civil Liberties material.
folder 7.5 7.5 Committee for the Vindication of Sacco-Vanzetti. Stationary. 1p.
folder 7.6 7.6 Community Church of Boston. Notices. 1961-1966.
folder 7.7 Frankfurter, Felix. Newsclippings.
folder 7.8 House Un-American Activities Committee. David Wesley, "Hate Groups and the Un-American Activities Committee." 1961; Thomas Emerson, "Dialogue Concerning the Constitutionality of the Committee." [1965?]
folder 7.9 Humanist Literature. Assorted mailings and flyers.66p typescript, ?
folder 7.10 Kennedy, John F. Elegy. November 24, 1963
folder 7.11 National Committee to Secure Justice for Martin Sobel. Newsclippings, correspondence.
folder 7.12 O'Connor, Thomas F. Obituary fragment.
folder 7.13 Organizational literature. Assorted.
folder 7.14 Smithway Studios. Packing Slip. October 9, 1964.
folder 7.15 "The Identity of Shakespeare - Was he the earl of Oxford?" postcard
folder 7.16 Stielow Case report. Typescript, 91p. March 21, 1915.
folder 7.17 Stenography Book with shorthand notes.
folder 7.18 Views of Skyline Drive promotional book.
folder 7.19 Wellesley Scholarship Foundation materials.
folder 7.20 World Affair newsclippings.

Return to the Table of Contents